Pokemon!

Sorry that I haven't done a blog post in ages, I've been really caught up in my new Pokémon game, Pokémon Black! Pokémon Black is really cool, if you ask me it's better than the newer games X and Y. Sure, the graphics aren't dazzling, but they're actually quite good! The goal of Pokémon Black is the same as all of the other games, to train up a team of Pokémon and defeat the Pokémon League Champion.


Like all of the other Pokémon games, Black has a partner. Black came out with White and the only difference is that you encounter slightly different Pokémon and you get a different main legendary. In Black, you get Reshiram (my favourite!) and in White you get Zekrom!




All Pokémon are different, and not just by appearance. Not all Pokémon learn the same moves, and the moves that Pokémon do learn depends on their type. There is 18 types. Normal, Fire, Grass, Water, Psychic, Dark, Fighting, Fairy, Poison, Ghost, Flying, Electric, Ground, Rock, Steel, Dragon, Bug and Ice. Most Pokémon are double-type Pokémon, meaning they have two types. But, some types don't go together. Fire and Water as an example. Water is super-effective against Fire, and since Water and Fire both have completely different weaknesses,  that type combination would have no weaknesses. That isn't normal in the Pokémon world, so a type like that doesn't exist. If you want to go more in detail about Type Effectiveness, Google "Pokémon Type Chart".




Another way to make Pokémon even more unique, there's quite a lot of different Abilities and Hidden Abilities. Abilities, as the name suggest,  is separate powers that the Pokémon can have in battle. At the start of a battle, the Ability of your and your foe's Pokémon are said, so, if you're a pro Pokémon-er like me, you can counter them easily. Hidden Abilities are only said if you or your opponent's Hidden Ability alters the battle. A Hidden Ability called "Destiny Knot" I think it's called, means that  if the Pokémon with the Hidden Ability Destiny Knot faints (dies), there's a chance that the Pokémon that killed it will also faint.






If you think that all that's in the Pokémon games is battling, you thought wrong. You can Trade, Breed, go through the Storyline, ride the Farris Wheel (if you're in Black/White/Black2/White2), get Items, Evolve your Pokémon, train for IVs, breed for EVs, hatch eggs and so much more!


One of my favourite things to do in Pokémon is breed them. If you leave a female Pokémon and a male Pokémon of the same Egg type (I'll talk about that later) at the Pokémon daycare, the chances are you'll get an egg. To see if you'll get an egg or not, you can speak to the NPC (none player character) outside of the Daycare. He will either say "The two Pokémon don't get along very well", "The two Pokémon get along very well" or "The two Pokémon prefer to play with the other Pokémon at the daycare". If the man says "The two Pokémon don't get along very well", then Eggs aren't likely to be found. If he says "The two Pokémon get along very well", Eggs are likely to be found. And if he says "The two Pokémon prefer to play with the other Pokémon" then Eggs will not be found at all.
Once you've got an Egg, you have to carry it around with you for awhile before it hatches. All Pokémon Eggs hatch at different speeds, but they generally take awhile. To hatch the egg, all you need to do is move around in your game.




If you've ever wondered how many Pokémon games there are, there's loads! There's only 7 main games, and those are: Red & Green, Blue, Yellow, Gold & Silver, Crystal, Ruby & Sapphire, Fire Red & Leaf Green, Emerald, Diamond  & Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold & Soul Silver, Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, X & Y. And in November, there'll be 2 new Pokémon games! Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire! It's just under 100 days until the release, yet you can already pre-order them!




I think the next Pokémon Game I'll get will either be White 2 or something like Soul Silver. I think I'll go for White 2 because it has my favourite human character, N, in. N was manipulated by the evil Ghetsis into thinking that all Pokémon were abused. N told everyone to release their Pokémon because he didn't know that some Pokémon loved their trainers. In the end, N realises that some Pokémon love their Trainers, and he flees to a new part of the world on the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom (If you're in Black) or Reshiram (if you're in White).






Anyway, I really love Pokémon! If you ask me, it's the best game ever!